Crash on Orange Ave NW, Roanoke, Virginia

Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 9:22 PM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)Pedestrian involved2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Roanoke
Document number
171535086
Local case code
17-055764

From the VDOT crash data, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

Where and when

Location
Orange Ave NW
City, county
Roanoke
Collision type
Ped
Intersection type
Three Approaches
First harmful event
Ped
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
30 mph
Weather
Rain
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
1
Killed
1

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2012 Honda Odyssey

Van

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 80Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2005 Ford Taurus

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 54Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

Not in a vehicle

  • Pedestrian, female, 45
    Fatal

Nearby and recent

4 crashes recorded on Orange Ave NW in Roanoke in the last 12 months, 4 with injuries.

No other crashes are recorded within 2 km in the 30 days either side of this one.

All Roanoke crashes, May 2017

About this record

Source
VDOT crash data
Updates
Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here
October 25, 2026
Last updated
October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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